elector
Meaning
- (declension-3) chooser, selector
- (declension-3) voter, elector
Concepts
Synonyms
princeps elector
princeps elector imperii
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[eːˈɫeːk.tɔr]
Etymology
From ēligō (“to choose, pick out”) + -tor (agentive suffix) from ex- (“out”) + legō (“to gather, collect”) from Proto-Italic *legō, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. Compare Ancient Greek ἐκλέγω (eklégō).
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